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Burundi visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

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The answer

Visa on arrival. Costa Rica passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Burundi.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
1 month per entry
Fee
$90.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL1 MONTH

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

migration.gov.biCommissariat Général des Migrations (CGM), Police Nationale du BurundiChecked 30 Oct 2026

Ce visa permet à un citoyen étranger d'entrer et de rester au Burundi pour une période d'un mois seulement

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • The visa is issued on arrival at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport, Bujumbura.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

A valid travel document (minimum six month of validity before the expiration date): Passport or other travel Document.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Burundi passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Burundi passport Costa Rica

Visa needed

ALBANIA ANGOLA ARABIA SAUDÍ ARGELIA ARMENIA BARÉIN BENÍN BIELORRUSIA BOSNIA Y HERZEGOVINA BOTSUANA BURKINA FASO (ALTO VOLTA) BURUNDI BUTÁN CABO VERDE CAMBOYA CAMERÚN COLOMBIA* COSTA DE MARFIL (CÔTE D'IVOIRE) COMORAS CHAD ECUADOR EGIPTO ESWATINI (ANTES SUAZILANDIA) GABÓN GAMBIA GEORGIA GHANA GUINEA GUINEA-BISÁU (GUINEA BISSAU) GUINEA ECUATORIAL INDIA INDONESIA JORDANIA KENIA KOSOVO KUWAIT LESOTO LIBERIA LIBIA LÍBANO MADAGASCAR MALAUI MALI MARRUECOS MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) MONGOLIA MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA NEPAL NICARAGUA* NÍGER NIGERIA OMÁN PAPÚA NUEVA GUINEA REPÚBLICA ÁRABE SAHARAHUI DEMOCRÁTICA (SAHARA OCCIDENTAL) REPÚBLICA CENTROAFRICANA REPÚBLICA DE MACEDONIA DEL NORTE (ANTES REPUBLICA DE MACEDONIA) REPÚBLICA DEL CONGO REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DEL CONGO (ANTES ZAIRE) REPÚBLICA POPULAR CHINA* REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA POPULAR DE LAOS REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA RUANDA SENEGAL SIERRA LEONA SUDÁN (SUDÁN DEL NORTE) SUDÁN DEL SUR TAILANDIA TANZANIA TIMOR ORIENTAL TOGO TÚNEZ UGANDA VENEZUELA* VIETNAM YEMEN YIBUTI ZAMBIA ZIMBABUE

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Costa Rica passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Gitega, nearest first.

  1. ZambiaLusaka, about 1,340 km from GitegaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. MayotteMamoudzou, about 1,980 km from GitegaVisa-free · 90 days
  3. BotswanaGaborone, about 2,400 km from GitegaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. South AfricaPretoria, about 2,490 km from GitegaVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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